BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250502T035756Z UID:0EA4D8DD-C074-4207-BD8D-0117BFCF1EF2 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250520T183000 DESCRIPTION:Talk 1: Some Further Thoughts and ideas concerning the classica l half-wave diploe antenna\nThe half-wave dipole is a widely used antenna in Amateur Radio and other communications. It is often one of the first an tennas studied in college courses. Professor R.W.P. King dedicated over 10 0 years to studying dipoles\, and his accurate measurements continue to va lidate modeling software. Through his 1950 book Antennas\, Professor John Kraus inspired many in the field\, including the speaker. This presentatio n will explore key topics related to the half-wave dipole. First\, we will assess the accuracy of various antenna modeling codes\, using a unique su rface model in FEKO as a reference dipole compared to wire Method of Momen ts (MoM) methods. We will also review the famous formula 468/f\, which cal culates the length of a half-wave dipole in feet (where f is in MHz)\, and discuss its effectiveness and common misconceptions. It does not reliably tune all antennas to resonance for different wire or tubing diameters so that we will provide a simple interpolation method for adjustments. Lastly \, we will present a new design method for constructing a half-wave dipole antenna independent of the conductor's diameter\, whether wire or tubing. \nTalk 2:The State-of-the-Art in Antenna-based Techniques for Mitigating T hreats to the Global Positioning System (GPS)\nNearly every aspect of soci ety relies on positioning\, navigation\, and timing (PNT) services from Gl obal Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)\, such as the Global Positioning System (GPS). However\, GPS signals are vulnerable to spoofing and jamming due to their unauthenticated nature and weak signal strength at the Earth 's surface. Implementing such attacks with low-cost hardware and open-sour ce software is relatively easy\, leaving many regions susceptible to these threats. Research over the past few decades has focused on improving PNT performance amid jamming and spoofing\, typically categorized into five ma in approaches: 1) signal processing methods\, 2) antenna-based methods\, 3 ) artificial intelligence (AI) techniques\, 4) non-GNSS sensors\, and 5) h ybrid methods combining various strategies. This presentation will provide an overview of GPS and GNSS technologies\, common attack strategies\, and various mitigation methods\, primarily focusing on antenna-based techniqu es. It will introduce a taxonomy of these techniques to enhance signal rec eption by maximizing authentic GPS signals and minimizing those from attac kers. The presentation will highlight well-known techniques and ongoing re search\, and discuss key research gaps and future directions.\n\nTalk 3:Th e High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program\, “HAARP”\, A Brief H istory and Engineering Review\nThe HAARP Research Facility is a state-of-t he-art ionospheric research project in Alaska and was jointly funded by th e U.S. Air Force\, U.S. Navy\, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Designed and built by a Washington\, DC based APTI/BAE Sys tems team\, its purpose is to analyze the Earth’s ionosphere and investi gate the potential for developing ionospheric enhancement technology for r adio communications and surveillance\, in addition to new Radar and Radio Communications research. The HAARP facility was built in three stages\, st arting in 1993\, research operations began in 1996\, and it was completed in 2007. In 2015\, the HAARP program and all assets were officially transf erred to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF)\, and it continues to op erate today. The most prominent instrument at the HAARP Research Station i s the Ionospheric Research Instrument (IRI)\, a 180-antenna tower phased a rray\, and 180 individual radio transmitter systems\, operating in the hig h frequency (HF) band with an adequate radiated power of 5 Gigawatts. The HAARP IRI is recognized as one of the highest-powered HF transmitting syst ems in the world and is used to temporarily excite a limited area of the i onosphere for scientific study. Other instruments at the facility include VHF and UHF radars\, a fluxgate magnetometer\, a Digi-sonde (an ionosphere sounding device)\, an induction magnetometer\, and low-light CCD camera o ptics systems\, which are all used to study the physical processes that oc cur in the excited ionosphere region. The HAARP facility has a 15-megawatt diesel engine-based power generation plant and a modern operations center .\nThe HAARP program is recognized as a highly successful research project that has overcome many unique and unusual radio engineering design challe nges. This presentation will provide an inside view describing how the HAA RP systems were designed\, constructed\, installed\, and operated\, with e mphasis on the unique engineering aspects of constructing this modern rese arch facility. Examples of scientific research conducted at the facility w ill also be presented.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE North Jersey Section AP/MT T17\, ED/CAS\, and PHOTONICS Chapter\n\nSpeaker(s): Prof. James K. Breaka ll\, Jack L. Burbank\, Steve Floyd\n\nAgenda: \n4:15 PM - Refreshments and Networking\n\n4:30 PM-6:30 PM: Talk by James K. Breakall\, Penn State Uni versity\, University Park\, PA 16802. Jack L. Burbank is the Vice Presiden t for Advanced Communications at Sabre Systems\, and Steve Floyd is the HA ARP Chief Engineer and Principal Systems Engineer at Ultra Electronics.\n\ nYou do not have to be an IEEE Member to attend. Refreshments are free for all attendees. Please invite your friends and colleagues to take advantag e of these Invited Lectures.\n\nRoom: 202\, Bldg: ECEC\, 141 Warren St\, N ew Jersey Institute of Technology\, The Lewis and Julia P. Kieman Conferen ce Room\, Newark\, New Jersey\, United States\, 07102 LOCATION:Room: 202\, Bldg: ECEC\, 141 Warren St\, New Jersey Institute of T echnology\, The Lewis and Julia P. Kieman Conference Room\, Newark\, New J ersey\, United States\, 07102 ORGANIZER:anisha_apte@ieee.org SEQUENCE:139 SUMMARY:Talks: (1) Some Further Thoughts and ideas concerning the classical half-wave diploe antenna (2) The State-of-the-Art in Antenna-based Techni ques for Mitigating Threats to the Global Positioning System (GPS)\, (3) H AARPP URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/479676 X-ALT-DESC:Description:
Talk 1: Some Further Thoughts and ideas concerning the class ical half-wave diploe antenna
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The half-wave dipole is a widely used antenna in Amateur Radio and other communications. It is ofte n one of the first antennas studied in college courses. Professor R.W.P. K ing dedicated over 100 years to studying dipoles\, and his accurate measur ements continue to validate modeling software. Through his 1950 book Anten nas\, Professor John Kraus inspired many in the field\, including the spea ker. \;This presentation will exp lore key topics related to the half-wave dipole. First\, we will assess th e accuracy of various antenna modeling codes\, using a unique surface mode l in FEKO as a reference dipole compared to wire Method of Moments (MoM) m ethods. We will also review the famou s formula 468/f\, which calculates the length of a half-wave dipole in fee t (where f is in MHz)\, and discuss its effectiveness and common misconcep tions. It does not reliably tune all antennas to resonance for different w ire or tubing diameters so that we will provide a simple interpolation met hod for adjustments. Lastly\, we will present a new design method for constructing a half-wave dipole antenna i ndependent of the conductor's diameter\, whether wire or tubing. \;
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Talk 2:The State-of-the-Art in Antenna-based Techniques for Mitigating Threats to the Global Positioning System (GPS)
\nNearly every aspect of society relies on positioning\, navigation\, and timing (P NT) services from Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)\, such as the Global Positioning System (GPS). However\, GPS signals are vulnerable to spoofing and jamming due to their unauthenticated nature and weak signal s trength at the Earth's surface. Implementing such attacks with low-cost ha rdware and open-source software is relatively easy\, leaving many regions susceptible to these threats. \;R esearch over the past few decades has focused on improving PNT performance amid jamming and spoofing\, typically categorized into five main approach es: 1) signal processing methods\, 2) antenna-based methods\, 3) artificia l intelligence (AI) techniques\, 4) non-GNSS sensors\, and 5) hybrid metho ds combining various strategies. This presentation will provide an overview of GPS and GNSS technologies\, comm on attack strategies\, and various mitigation methods\, primarily focusing on antenna-based techniques. It will introduce a taxonomy of these techni ques to enhance signal reception by maximizing authentic GPS signals and m inimizing those from attackers. The presentation will highlight well-known techniques and ongoing research\, and discuss key research gaps and futur e directions.\n
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Talk 3:The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program\, &ldquo\;HAARP&rdquo \;\, A Brief History and Engineering Review
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The HAARP Research Facility is a state-of-the-art ionospheric research project in Alaska and was jointly funded by the U.S. Air Force\, U.S. Navy\, and the Defense Advanced Resea rch Projects Agency (DARPA). Designed and built by a Washington\, DC based APTI/BAE Systems team\, its purpose is to analyze the Earth&rsquo\;s iono sphere and investigate the potential for developing ionospheric enhancemen t technology for radio communications and surveillance\, in addition to ne w Radar and Radio Communications research. \; The HAARP facility was b uilt in three stages\, starting in 1993\, research operations began in 199 6\, and it was completed in 2007. \;  \;In 2015\, the HAARP program and all assets were officially t ransferred to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF)\, and it continues to operate today. The most prominent instrument at the HAARP Research Station is the Ionospheric Research Instrument (IRI)\, a 1 80-antenna tower phased array\, and 180 individual radio transmitter syste ms\, operating in the high frequency (HF) band with an adequate radiated p ower of 5 Gigawatts. The HAARP IRI is recognized as one of the highest-pow ered HF transmitting systems in the world and is used to temporarily excit e a limited area of the ionosphere for scientific study. Other instruments at the facility include VHF and UHF radars\, a fluxgate magnetometer\, a Digi-sonde (an ionosphere sounding device)\, an induction magnetometer\, a nd low-light CCD camera optics systems\, which are all used to study the p hysical processes that occur in the excited ionosphere region. \; The HAARP facility has a 15-megawatt diesel engine-based power generation plan t and a modern operations center. \;
The HAARP program i s recognized as a highly successful research project that has overcome man y unique and unusual radio engineering design challenges. This presentatio n will provide an inside view describing how the HAARP systems were design ed\, constructed\, installed\, and operated\, with emphasis on the unique engineering aspects of constructing this modern research facility. Example s of scientific research conducted at the facility will also be presented.
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4:15 PM - Refreshments and Networking

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